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Date June 24, 1996 Item No. b'
Item/Subject: Amending land Development Code - Chapter VIII,
Article 11 - Off Street Parking - C.O. 4 96-241
Responsible Department: Planning Division
The Planning Board held a public hearing on the above -noted zoning
amendment at its regularly scheduled meeting of June 18, 1996.
No one spoke in opposition to the proposed amendment.
The Board voted 5 to 0 in favor of a motion to recommend to the
City Council that the zoning amendment contained in C.O. A 96-241
be approved.
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Manager's Comments: caeAk
City Manager
Associated Informations(+j�u _ Afra-
Budget Approval
Approval:
Finance Director
City Solicitor
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$ CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) Qf1C ICCs ?mending Chapter V111 article 11 of the
Laws and Ordinances of the Oity,.of Bangor -- Off -Street Parking
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Be a erdaim l by W elft' Couaorl of cit offlaaaor, atimli me,
THAT Chapter VIII, Article 11, Section 2, Subsection 2.18 ofthe Laws and Ordinances ofthe
City of Bangor be amended as follows:
2.18 in the Downtown Development District and Waterfront Development District
only, the Planning Board may grant a special acception to the above off-street
parking requirements in situations whom: (1) private paid parking facilities are
available within 500 fast of the site to meet such requirements; or (2) private
parking within 500 fret of the site is available to meet such requirements due to
differences in time of use; or (3) Physical limitation, which carom be overcome
without creating an undue economic hardship, prevents the owner from otherwise
meeting the above off-street parking mquimmenh.
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IN CITY COUNCIL '96-241
May 29, 1996
First Readin ORDINANCE
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ITI CLERK Q ENqhaa"—'( TITIE.) Amending Chapter VIII Artl 10 11
of the Laws and Ordinances of TM1e City o
Bangor - Off -Street Parking.
IN CITY COUNCIL
June 24, 1996
Passed
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Item No. 6: Amending Land Development Code - Chapter VIII -
Article 11 - Off -Street Parking - City of Bangor -
C.O. k 96-241
a. This is an amendment to subsection 2.18 of the Off -Street
Parking provisions. This subsection is the one which grants
the Planning Board authority to "grant a special exception
to the above off-street parking requirements" in the
Downtown Development District and the waterfront Development
District only. The amendment eliminates the payment of a
$1,500 fee for each required parking space which the
Planning Board waives under this provlsion for any project
involving new construction. (The Board will recall that
there used to be a requirement for a payment of a fee for
spaces waived under this provision for rehab projects as
well, but this was deleted from the Ordinance last year.)
b. There has been concern that the parking waiver fees would be
a deterrent to development in the Downtown area. Suet a
there was concern about rehabilitation of existing apace,
there was also concern about new construction. As the Board
has discussed an previous occasions there have been a number
of parking waivers granted over the last 15 years. The
construction of the parking garage has largely off -set the
waivers granted under this provision. The issue is not e
much a planning issue as it is a fiscal policy issue, so the
Board should keep in
mind that ultimately, thief i
decision for the City Council to make in ita role of
balancingpublic benefit versus cost.
C. The City has aggressively pursued redevelopment and new
construction in the downtown since the initial establishment
of the Urban Renewal Project Area in the downtown in 1964.
The City has continued to invest money in infrastructure in
the downtown (to .improve both the function and appearance of
this area) to encourage use of existingspace and
construction of additional floor area. Staff would
recommend that the Planning Board recommend this deletion of
the waiver fee requirement to the City Council.